Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Tuesday, August 23rd
MLB:
The Toronto Blue Jays will play the (60-62) Red Sox tonight (Tuesday), Wednesday, and Thursday (all at 4:10 PT) in Boston.
The (65-55) Blue Jays are 3rd in the A.L East and are holding down one of three wild-card spots in the American League.
The Blue Jays schedule is right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
Little League World Series: (in Williamsport, Pennsylvania)
Mexico 10 Canada (Vancouver Little Mountain) 0
Canada is 2-1 in the modified double-knockout tournament and will play the Caribbean Region today (Tuesday at 2 p.m. PT).
Column:
Ex-Storm head coach back in BCHL . . . Americans add pair of associate coaches . . . Cougars back on The Goat https://t.co/xnJZMk1Vzt
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) August 23, 2022
PG Cougars:
We are excited to announce our broadcast partnership has been extended with @943TheGOAT and Vista Radio in Prince George!
All 68 regular season games will be broadcasted on The GOAT, plus a pre-season game on Sep 17 against Kamloops.
DETAILS 👉 https://t.co/O4BxHQiOQd pic.twitter.com/F7EHp3Am1G
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) August 22, 2022
BC Football Conference:
The (1-3) PG Kodiaks play their next BC Football Conference game Saturday at 4 p.m. against the first place and 4-0 Okanagan Sun in Kelowna.
The Kodiaks are coming off their first-ever win, 28-20 Saturday night at Masich Place Stadium.
Timely turnovers propel PG Kodiaks to first ever win against Valley Huskers @PGKodiaks @CJFLnews @BCFC_Mediahttps://t.co/99YvvRvyf8 #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc pic.twitter.com/UJd4xCQyqD
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) August 21, 2022
The league results and standings can be found right here.
CFL:
The B.C. Lions are 8-1 at the halfway point of their schedule, just behind the 9-1 Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
Michael O’Connor will start at quarterback for the Lions in their rematch against Saskatchewan Friday in Vancouver.
The Lions are coming off that 28-10 victory Friday over Saskatchewan but they lost QB
Nathan Rourke
The 24-year-old Rourke will undergo surgery for a sprain in his right foot and will be out for several weeks.
The Lions are hoping he can return late this season.
Rourke leads the CFL in passing yards (3,281), TDs (25), and completion percentage (79.2).
Week 12 starts Thursday night with (6-3) Calgary at Winnipeg (5:30 PT).
Nathan Rourke will undergo surgery for a Lisfranc sprain in his right foot. We are hopeful that rehab will leave the door open for a late-season return. Speedy recovery, Nathan 🙏#RallyForNathan
Full Statement 👇🏽 pic.twitter.com/UnpdTFp2bP
— BC LIONS (@BCLions) August 21, 2022
The Lions are 8-1 but just lost Nathan Rourke until late in the year.
With Michael O’Connor now under centre, what will the Lions’ record look like at the end of the regular season?
BC moved from +210 to +240 to win the Grey Cup on @FanDuelCanada after the Rourke injury news. pic.twitter.com/FZsJiUG3DD
— TSN EDGE (@TSN_Edge) August 22, 2022
The CFL schedule and results are right here.
The CFL standings are right here.
NBA:
Kevin Durant and the Nets have agreed to “move forward” together.
More on the agreement: https://t.co/wW8NDSyFJ9
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 23, 2022